The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-08-17
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of the company will be present. A general
invitation is extended to all old soldiers to
be present and participate in the exercises
and especially to all survivors OF the Thir-
teenth Regiment. A good band will furnish
music, and good addresses by able speakers
are expected. The ladies will furnish dinner
for all old soldiers, and all who may attend
will enjoy the day. Twenty-Five years ago
every body was interested in the boys in
blue" and it is hoped that all good citizens
will turn out and give them hearty well
come and show by their presence that they
appreciate their past services The order of
exercises will be as follows: At nine o'clock
A. NJ, assembly and parade of all old sol
diers; at ten, address of welcome by DIR. w.
A. Jones of Waitsfeld and response by
Lieutenant e. #. Palmer of Waterbury;
eleven, roll-call of the company; twelve
O'Clock NJ, dinner; two o'clock P. NJ, assem-
bly, and parade; half-past two, address,
expected to be delivered by Colonel Charles
II. Joyce (speeches are also expected by
other prominent menu four, grand dress
parade, with the usual reading of orders,
etc. - The Sunday schools of the Meth
odist and Congregational churches, also the
school on the German Flats in Fayston, will
hold picnic in Mr.. Andrew Longs grove
on Thursday of this week. All are cordially
invited to attend. A general good time is
expected. 60 Mrs. G. j. Bushnell of
Holden, Mass, and Mrs Charles Eddy of
st. Johnsbury daughters OF D. ). Newcomb,
our citizens and their friends who went to
Highgate returned last week in good health
and spirits, well pleased with camp-life.
- Some of the papers seem to know
better than the committee of the church
that Rev. L. S. Fiske of Bethel has accepted
a call to become pastor of the Congregational
church in this place. The facts are that the
Congregational churches of Waitsfield and
Warren have made proposition to Rev. f.
s. Fiske to preach in Waitsfield Sunday fore
| L., Ia, off
for period of three months, and at the ex
piration of that time, If everything is salts
factory the probability is that Mr. Fiske
will become pastor of both churches. 1t is
now understood that Mr.. FislSe will accept
the proposition and will begin his labors
some time in September. - There will
be services in the Congregational church
next Sunday. 1t is hoped that Rev. p b.
Fisk will occupy the pulpit. - Several
Neutrality-suspicious. are running in town
| and all report light yield of grain. -
Mrs. Sarah Hewitt and her son, Frank
Thayer, of Lowell, Mass, are visiting
| friends in town.
REV. F. l.. GooDsPEED preached very
able sermon last Sunday. - Miss Anna
Holden of Swampscott, Mass, is visiting
| her uncle ID. G.. Geer. - The Good
Templars received four new members last
Saturday evening, making fifteen new men,
bers in the last three weeks. - w. Il.
Slayton will go to st. Johnsbury in about
two weeks to attend school - George
Chambers had the misfortune to break his
arm again 1t had not gotten well from
recent fracture.
East Warren.
LAST Thursday evening good-sized COM
pany of singers and others gathered at
William p. Harmons, and, with Anna Lang
don of Mortified as organist, one of the
peasantest of sings was enjoyed. Miss
| Langdon is an organist of superior ability,
and it is always pleasure to listen to her
rendering of music. - Mr.. and Mrs. D.
C. Newcomb and son of Atchison, Kansas,
made a brief visit to his father, Mr..
Hosea Newcomb, last week. - Walter
E. Barney of Montpelier spent last Satur-
combs - John Thomas of Lunenburgh
is spending short time in town. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Tillotson made brief
visit to Brookfeld last week - Miss
Emile Gleason of Waitsfeld has been
visiting friends in town. - Anna
Averll is spending short time with friends
in Roxbury. - Dennis Shea of Waits
field, while engaged upon the cellar wall of
Elisha Goodspeed's new house last Satur-
day, hurt his right hand quite seriously.
Waterbury.
THE concert by the Grand Opera-house
orchestra of Toronto, Monday evening, was a
success in every respect. The gross receipts
were about S45, which will add to the funds of
Citizens bands treasury about So. -
Frank Knight started Wednesday evening,
August 10th, for short trip in the Western
States. He will visit friends in Chicago,
Minneapolis, etc. - John ID. kellogg
died suddenly at his residence in Colbyvlle
Thursday morning at two o'clock. His
sudden death is a great shock to his family,
friends and neighbors. - Enoch Coffrn
died August 18TH aged ninety-three years
and six months. Mr. Coffrin was born in
Claremont, n, H., and moved to Waterbury
in 1916 He had been a resident of Water
bury almost seventy-two years, and had
until within year enjoyed good health
and been able to do good days work.
- The next meeting of the Edwin
Dillingham; Woman's Relief Corps, No. 81,
will be held the first Wednesday in Sep
TENDER, at half-past seven P. NJ - III. #.
Smith has commenced digging his field OF
Polaris potatoes. The yield proves to be
at the rate of four hundred bushels to the
acre. A large part of the entire crop -four
acres) is contracted for at the rate of 81 per
bushel to parties to use for seed next year
- George and Hattie Glover of Boston
!, are spending few weeks in town, the
| guests of j. G. Griggs. - Work on the
! foundation of the new bank block is pro
, crossing finely The safe was removed
from its old foundation across the street
and deposited on the steps in front of c. d
Robinson's store, where it will remain fol
bank use until the new safe is put up il
, the new building. - The butter marke
t was fully attended Monday. Prices were
= about four cents higher than at this tim,
9 last year, which certainly ought to be EN-
l couraging to our farmers.
. Woodbury..
+. BAILEY & FOSTER of st. Johnsbury hav,
q leased a part of the Chase & Lawson
i quarry. - A party from East Hardwicl
l. have been camping on the shore of Lonj
, pond the past week. A party from Barr
= have also been stopping with Mr.. Lawson
=. people and enjoying the good air and TIL
r sport of fishing on the ponds in this vicinity
- Mr.. Hiram Putnam is very i'll AM
George Batchelder is suffering with pain il
his face and head, supposed to be cause
by bad teeth. - Mr.. and Mrs. Carol
Mcknight were called to Cabot Tuesday G
II last week to attend the funeral services of a
n aunt, Mrs. Israel Smith. - Mrs. Waite
IS Ainsworth and two children of Barre ar
: stopping with her sister, Mrs. Ora jackson
d - Lena Foster of Cabot has been stoI
d ping with George Fosters people the pas
r week. - Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Foster
a Calais, also Mrs. Kent and her sister, NJ
p nerva Foster, visited at George Fosters tn
I! past week. - Mr.. Carter of Ryegat
IS visited the Chase & Lawson granite quar-
l, the past week to engage some granite, whic
n is pronounced very good and equal to an
81 found in the state. - +. n. Ainswort
n has spent the most of the time the pa
Re week repairing bridges and working on I'll
"a highway, which was badly damaged by Il